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31 August 2007 Philodendron scherberichii (Araceae), a new endemic species from a high mountain forest in southwestern Colombia
Thomas B. Croat, Marcela Mora, Ryan W. Kirkman
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Abstract

Croat, T. B., Mora, M. & Kirkman, R. W.: Philodendron scherberichii (Araceae), a new endemic species from a high mountain forest in southwestern Colombia. — Willdenowia 37: 319–322. — ISSN 0511-9618; © 2007 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem. doi:10.3372/wi.37.37121 (available via  http://dx.doi.org/)

Philodendron scherberichii of P. subg. Philodendron, from a high mountain forest in the Department of Nariño, is described as a species new to science and compared with P. lentii, a morphologically similar species. Both species are members of P. sect. Macrobelium subsect. Macrobelium ser. Ecordata.

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© 2007 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
Thomas B. Croat, Marcela Mora, and Ryan W. Kirkman "Philodendron scherberichii (Araceae), a new endemic species from a high mountain forest in southwestern Colombia," Willdenowia 37(1), 319-322, (31 August 2007). https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.37.37121
Published: 31 August 2007
KEYWORDS
aroids
Nariño
Nudo de los Pastos
primary cloud forest
taxonomy
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